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Infective Endocarditis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]

Cardiology Clinics, 2017
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, life-threatening disease with a mortality rate of 25% and significant debilitating morbidities. Although much has been reported on contemporary IE in high-income countries, conclusions on the state of IE in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are based on studies conducted before the year 2000.
Njuguna, Benson, Gardner, Adrian, Karwa, Rakhi, Delahaye, Francois   +3 more
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Epidemiological Differences in Hajj-Acquired Airborne Infections in Pilgrims Arriving from Low and Middle-Income versus High-Income Countries: A Systematised Review

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
This systematised review aims to compare the epidemiological patterns of Hajj-acquired airborne infections among pilgrims from low and middle-income countries (LMIC) versus those from high-income countries (HIC).
Hashim A. Mahdi, Mohammed Alluhidan, Abdulrahman B. Almohammed, Mohammad Alfelali, Ramon Z. Shaban, Robert Booy, Harunor Rashid   +6 more
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Child Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Pediatrics, 2021
BACKGROUND The United Nations (UN) created the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) to monitor progress toward achieving goals of the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection, and Development of Children and its plan of action. The MICS is nationally representative and internationally comparable.
Bornstein, Marc H., Rothenberg, Andrew W., Lansford, Jennifer E., Bradley, Robert H., Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Bizzego, Andrea, Esposito, Gianluca   +6 more
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Extramarital fertility in low- and middle-income countries

Demographic Research, 2022
Background: In most societies, childbearing is largely confined to women in formal marital unions, but in a subset of contemporary low-fertility Western societies, extramarital fertility has become common. However, extramarital fertility is often ignored
John Bongaarts, John Casterline
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Health-related quality of life is low in secondary school children in Fiji [PDF]

, 2012
The health and wellbeing of children in lower-income countries is the focus of much international effort, yet there has been very little direct measurement of this. Objective.
Goundar, Ramneek, Mavoa, Helen, Moodie, Marjory, Petersen, Solveig, Swinburn, Boyd, Waqa, Gade   +5 more
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Energy security as a crucial component of health infrastructure: global evidence and actions

The Lancet Planetary Health
Summary: Energy security, defined as the availability of reliable, clean, and sustainable energy necessary to ensure the continuous operation of health-care facilities, is essential for delivering safe and effective health care.
Sivesh Kamarajah, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Adewale Adisa, Michael Bahrami-Hessari, Richard Crawford, Dhruva Ghosh, Fareeda Galley, Abdul Ghaffar, James Glasbey, Parvez Haque, JC Allen Ingabire, Lawani Ismail, Telesphore Kabera, Theophilus Anyomih, Virginia Ledda, Rob Lillywhite, Janet Martin, John Meara, Antonio Ramos de la Medina, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Faustin Ntirenganya, Maria Picciochi, Pritpal Singh, Stephen Tabiri, Omolara Williams, Aneel Bhangu   +25 more
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FERTILITY CARE IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: Fertility care in low- and middle-income countries

Reproduction and Fertility
Infertility affects millions worldwide, with significant medical, financial, and emotional challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cultural, religious, financial, and gender-related barriers hinder access to treatment, exacerbating social and economic consequences, especially for women.
Willem Ombelet, Federica Lopes
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Cardiac arrhythmias in low- and middle-income countries

Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 2020
Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are undergoing an epidemiological transition. With an improvement in socioeconomic conditions and an aging population, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), like cardiac arrhythmias, are expected to increase in these countries.
Philasande, Mkoko, Ehete, Bahiru, Olujimi A, Ajijola, Aime, Bonny, Ashley, Chin   +4 more
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Evaluating sociodemographic and psychiatric contributors to suicide in Sri Lanka: An ecological survey

International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018
Background: Suicide is a major public health concern worldwide. Sri Lanka has the fourth highest suicide rate in the world, with trends suggesting that underlying factors related to suicide risk remain poorly understood, and may differ from those ...
Jonathan Whittall, Alison Sumner, Arun V Ravindran, Asiri Rodrigo, Zoe J Walker   +4 more
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Growth divergence and income inequality in OECD countries: the role of trade and financial openness. LEQS Paper No. 148/2018 October 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
This paper analyses trade and financial openness effects on growth and income inequality in 35 OECD countries. Our model takes into account both short run and long run effects of factors explaining income divergence between and within the countries.
De Santis, Roberta, D’Elia, Enrico
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